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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Running a shipping store in a very diverse college town, I
see a lot of absentee ballots being mailed, and a lot of first time
voters--both young adults looking toward a future full of potential, excited to
have their voice heard and recognized, and also a fair share of new citizens,
grateful to be Americans and honored to perform their civic duty. It really is
beautiful.

As deadlines approached, I
saw more and more customers eager to overnight their ballots. Some have chosen
to send them Priority Mail Express to their ultimate destination PO Box, but
many of my student customers have gladly shipped them via FedEx Priority to
their home addresses for a family member to hand deliver them on election day.
The fact that no one has flinched to drop $30-60 to cast a last minute vote has
starkly reminded me of what a profoundly great privilege we have, as Americans,
to have a voice and a vote.

The future indeed is bright because America isn't made up of
politics. America is made up of people--free, independent, and empowered
people. And those people are voting. No matter what outcome today's votes
determine, we'll all still be Americans at the end of the day; we'll all still
be compatriots, neighbors, and friends.

Here's to the future!

#GodBlessAmerica #ElectionDay #AskUncleMarty...Also published on the AMBC blog on November 8, 2016.